Philip Tan

Biography

Phil Tan was born in Singapore where he spent his childhood and then at the age of five moved to the UK. Phil started off his athletic career as a gymnast where he became the British Youth Tumbling champion and a member of the British squad for many years. Years later after getting into martial arts, Phil also became the Men's British Tae Kwon do Champion.  Phil's first break in film, was as an actor and fight choreographer in a film called Le complot diabolique du docteur Fu Manchu  (1980) with Peter Sellers. Afer that came a year on Greystoke, la légende de Tarzan (1984), also as an actor and trainer forChristopher Lambert. Phil was then contacted by Steven Spielberg and Robert Watts to train the pricipal actor 'Jonathan Ke Quanin' for Indiana Jones et le temple maudit(1984). He was then invited to become a member of The British Stunt Register in 1986. That was the start of Phil's stunt career. Now Philip Tan lives in LA and works as a 2nd Unit Director, stunt and fight co-ordinator on some of Hollywoods bigget movies. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Philip Tan

Most Known For

S.W.A.T.

as TSA Agent Kurata

Charmed

as Tony Wong Gang Member (uncredited)

Californication

as Kim

Sliders

as Asian Man

Family Matters

as Snap's Gang Member

Workaholics

as Alan

seaQuest DSV

as Commando

Raising Hope

as Floyd

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

as Chief Henchman

Batman

as Goon

Olympus Has Fallen

as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)

Martial Law

as Johnny

Tango & Cash

as Chinese Gunman

Big Momma's House

as Kang

Planet of the Apes

as 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape

Alias

as Taiwanese Security Officer

Safe

as Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)

Crossbow

Lethal Weapon 4

as Waiter

Congo

as Gorilla